NBA Birthday Celebrations: Players Born on November 23

With over 5,000 players in NBA history, there is at least one player born on every day of the calendar year – including three born on leap day. Our detailed breakdown of NBA players born on each day of the year continues.

Below are the most notable NBA players born on Nov 23.

Vin Baker (1971): Baker, also known as, “Shake and Bake” was a beast in the paint throughout his 13-year NBA career. The big man was taken eighth overall in the 1993 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and made four All-Star appearances. His final All-Star appearance was in 1998, when he was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics. He was one of the best players in the NBA in that five-year span, averaging 18.5 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. Over the final five years of his career, Baker played for the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers before retiring in 2006.

Andrew Toney (1957): Toney was the eighth overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He spent his eight-year career with the Sixers, making two All-Star appearances through his first four seasons. Toney averaged 19.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 0.9 steals between 1983 and 1985. Unfortunately, injuries limited his playing time over the next three seasons and he retired in 1988. He was also a key piece to the Sixers’ championship run in 1983.

Want to see every NBA player born on November 23? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:

Earl Shannon (November 23, 1921)George Lee (November 23, 1936)Gary Turner (November 23, 1942)George Reynolds (November 23, 1947)Lloyd Walton (November 23, 1953)Larry Wright (November 23, 1954)Frank Johnson (November 23, 1958)Steve Alford (November 23, 1964)Milos Babic (November 23, 1968)Ashraf Amaya (November 23, 1971)Malik Rose (November 23, 1974)Kirk Penney (November 23, 1980)